Plot Kung Fu (TV series)

carradine caine

kwai chang caine (david carradine) orphaned son of american man, thomas henry caine (bill fletcher), , chinese woman, kwai lin, in mid-19th-century china. after maternal grandfather s death accepted training @ shaolin monastery, grows become shaolin priest , martial arts expert.

in pilot episode caine s beloved mentor , elder, master po, murdered emperor s nephew; outraged, caine retaliates killing nephew. price on head, caine flees china western united states, seeks find family roots and, ultimately, half-brother, danny caine.

although intention avoid notice, caine s training , sense of social responsibility repeatedly force him out open, fight justice or protect underdog. after each such encounter must move on, both avoid capture , prevent harm coming has helped. searching family, meets preacher (played real-life father john carradine) , mute sidekick sonny jim (played brother robert carradine), grandfather (played dean jagger).

flashbacks used recall specific lessons caine s childhood training in monastery teachers, blind master po (keye luke) , master chen ming kan (philip ahn). part of appeal of series undoubtedly emphasis laid, via flashbacks, on mental , spiritual power caine had gained rigorous training. in these flashbacks, master po calls young student grasshopper in reference scene in pilot episode:

during 4 episodes of third , final season ( barbary house , flight orion , brothers caine , , full circle ), caine finds brother danny (tim mcintire) , nephew zeke (john blyth barrymore).